Volume 14 Issue 3 March

I am not sure what I expected to see in Israel, but what I saw was not what I expected. For example, Jerusalem receives 24 inches of rain a year—an amount that is surprising to…

Volume 14 Issue 2 February

In this month’s cover story, we introduce Dr. Patrick Sullivan, the new treasurer-manager of the Elephant Butte Irrigation District (EBID). With degrees in agriculture,

Volume 14 Issue 1 January

In this first issue of 2023, we are honored to feature an interview with Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, who leaves office this month after…

Volume 13 Issue 10 Nov/Dec

With levels in Lakes Powell and Mead continuing to sink, the Colorado basin drought is still top of mind for everyone in the American West.

Volume 13 Issue 9 October

Irrigation districts own and operate major infrastructure and powerful machines, but their greatest assets are their employees. That being the case, it is just as important for

Volume 11 Issue 1 January 2020

    The irrigation that makes agriculture in the West so productive could not exist without irrigation districts. And no irrigation district could function without the presence of a manager.  Irrigation district managers must understand everything from 100-year-old concrete infrastructure to cutting-edge supervisory control and data acquisition systems. They must manage relationships with boards of […]